Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.

While growing up in the Chicago area, Robert Prevost often played “pretend priest,” his older brother John Prevost recalled after the announcement. The younger brother would set up a table ...

VATICAN CITY — Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was named Thursday as the first ever American pope – and folks in the Windy City are having a blast over it. “From now on, all communion wafers shall be ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary born in Chicago who spent much of his career abroad and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in ...

He is the first American pope and he took Pope Leo XIV as his papal name. Soon thereafter, it was confirmed Prevost is a ...

More than 30,000 are gathering in Chicago Saturday to see Pope Leo XIV deliver a video message to a crowd in his hometown.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, about the Mass being held in honor of Pope Leo XIV tonight at Rate Field.

Thousands went to the first American pope’s old haunt on the South Side of Chicago to hear a message from the man they once ...

How these Chicago nuns use sports to spread their message of service: "When we band together, we’re powerful." ...

This chart was prepared by Henry Louis Gates Jr., American Ancestors and the Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami. It reflects the ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope who was elected such in early May, was quickly discovered to be a White Sox fan. It was ...